Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act 1970 I PRELIMINARY

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Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
I. PRELIMINARY
II. THE ADVISORY BOARDS
III. REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING CONTRACT LABOUR
IV. LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS
V. WELFARE AND HEALTH OF CONTRACT LABOUR
VI. PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
[37 of 1970]
An Act to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain
establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain
circumstances and for matters connected therewith
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-first Year of Republic of
India as follows :
PRELIMINARY
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1. Short title extent commencement and application
(1) This Act may be called the Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) Act 1970.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government
may by notification in the Official Gazette appoint and different
dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act.
(4) It applies -
(a) to every establishment in which twenty or more workmen are
employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months as
contract labour;
(b) to every contractor who employs or who employed on any day of the
preceding twelve months twenty or more workmen;
Provided that the appropriate government may after giving not less
than two months' notice of its intention so to do by notification in
the Official Gazette apply the provisions of this Act to any
establishment or contractor employing such number of workmen less than
twenty as may be specified in the notification.
(5)(a) It shall not apply to establishments in which work only of an
intermittent or causal nature is performed.
(b) If a question arises whether work performed in an establishment is
of an intermittent or casual nature the appropriate government shall
decide that question after consultation with the Central Board or as
the case may be as State Board and its decision shall be final.
Explanation: For the purpose of this sub-section work performed in an
establishment shall not be deemed to be of an intermittent nature -
(i) if it was performed for more than one hundred and twenty days in
the preceding twelve months or
(ii) if it is of a seasonal character and is performed for more than
sixty days in a year.
2. Definitions
(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires -
(a) "Appropriate government" means -
(i) in relation to an establishment in respect of which the
appropriate government under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 (14 of
1947) is the Central Government the Central Government;
(ii) in relation to any other establishment the Government of the
State in which that other establishment is situate;
(b) a workman shall be deemed to be employed as "contract labour" in
or in connection with the work of an establishment when he is hired in
or in connection with such work by or through a contractor with or
without the knowledge of the principal employer;
(c) "Contractor" in relation to an establishment means a person who
undertakes to produce a given result for the establishment other than
a mere supply of goods or articles of manufacture to such
establishment through contract labour or who supplies contract labour
for any work of the establishment and includes a sub-contractor;
(d) "Controlled industry" means any industry the control of which by
the Union has been declared by any Central Act to be expedient in the
public interest;
(e) "Establishment" means -
(i) any office or department of the government or a local authority or
(ii) any place where any industry trade business manufacture or
occupation is carried on;
(f) "Prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(g) "Principal employer" means -
(i) in relation to any office or department of the government or a
local authority the head of that office or department or such other
officer as the government or the local authority; as the case may be
may specify in this behalf
(ii) in a factory the owner or occupier of the factory and where a
person has been named as the manager of the factory under the
Factories Act 1948 (63 of 1948) the person so named.
(iii) in a mine the owner or agent of the mine and where a person has
been named as the manager of the mine the person so named
(iv) in any other establishment any person responsible for the
supervision and control of the establishment.
Explanation: For the purpose of sub-clause (iii) of this clause the
expressions "mine owner" and "agent" shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in clause (j) clause (l) and clause (c)
of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Mine Act 1952 (35 of 1952);
(h) "Wages" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (vi) of
section 2 of the Payment of Wages Act 1936 (4 of 1936);
(i) "Workman" means any person employed in or in connection with the
work of any establishment to do any skilled semi-skilled or unskilled
manual supervisory technical or clerical work for hire or reward
whether the terms of employment be express or implied but does not
include any such person -
(A) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity;
or
(B) who being employed in a supervisory capacity draws wages exceeding
five hundred rupees per mensem or exercises either by the nature of
the duties attached to the officer or by reason of the powers vested
in him functions mainly of a managerial nature; or
C) who is an out-worker that is to say a person to whom any article
and materials are given out by or on behalf of the principal employer
to be made up cleaned washed altered ornamented finished repaired
adapted or otherwise processed for sale for the purposes of the trade
or business of the principal employer and the process is not be
carried out either in the home of the out-worker or in some other
premises not being premises under the control and management of the
principal employer.
(2) Any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in the
State of Jammu and Kashmir shall in relation to that State be
construed as a reference to the corresponding law if any in force in
that State.
THE ADVISORY BOARDS
3. Central Advisory Board
(1) The Central Government shall as soon as may be constitute a Board
to be called the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board (hereinafter
referred to as the Central Board) to advise the Central Government on
such matter arising out of the administration of this Act as may be
referred to it and to carry out other functions assigned to it under
this Act.
(2) The Central Board shall consist of -
(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the Central Government;
(b) the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) ex officio;
(c) such number of members not exceeding seventeen but not less than
eleven as the Central Government may nominate to represent that
government the Railways the coal industry the mining industry the
contractors the workmen and any other interests which in the opinion
of the Central Government ought to be represented on the Central
Board.
(3) The number of persons to be appointed as members from each of the
categories specified in sub-section (2) the term of office and other
conditions of service of the procedure to be followed in the discharge
of their functions by and the manner of filling vacancies among the
members of the Central Board shall be such as may be prescribed:
Provided that the number of members nominated to represent the workmen
shall not be less than number of the members nominated to represent
the principal employers and the contractors.
4. State Advisory Board
(1) The State Government may constitute a Board to be called the State
Advisory Contract Labour Board (hereinafter referred to as the State
Board) to advise the State Government on such matters arising out of
the administration of this Act as may be referred to it and to carry
out other functions assigned to it under this Act.
(2) The State board shall consist of -
(a) a Chairman to be appointed by the State Government;
(b) the Labour Commissioner ex officio or in his absence any other
officer nominated by the State Government in that behalf;
(c) such number of members not exceeding eleven but not less than nine
as the State Government may nominate to represent that government the
industry the contractors the workmen and any other interests which in
the opinion of the State Government ought to be represented on the
State Board.
(3) The number of persons to be appointed as members from each of the
categories specified in sub-section (2) the term of office and other
condition of service of the procedure to be followed in the discharge
of their functions by and the manner of filling vacancies among the
members of the State Board shall be such as may be prescribed:
Provided that the number of members nominated to represent the workmen
shall not less than the number of members nominated to represent the
principal employers and the contractors.
5. Power to constitute committees
(1) The Central Board or the State Board as the case may be may
constitute such committees and for such purpose or purposes as it may
think fit.
(2) The committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall meet at such
time and places and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to
the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed.
(3) The members of a committee shall be paid such fees and allowances
for attending its meetings as may be prescribed:
Provided that no fees shall be payable to a member who is an officer
of government or of any corporation established by any law for the
time being in force.
REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING CONTRACT LABOUR
6. Appointment of registering officers
The appropriate government may by an order notified in the Official
Gazette -
(a) appoint such persons being Gazetted Officers of government as it
thinks fit to be registering officers for the purpose of this chapter;
and
(b) define the limits within which a registering officer shall
exercise the powers conferred on him by or under this act.
7. Registration of certain establishments
(1) Every principal employer of an establishment to which this Act
applies shall within such period as the appropriate government may by
notification in the Official Gazette fix in this behalf with respect
to establishment generally or with respect to any class of them make
an application to the registering officer in the prescribed manner for
registration of the establishment:
PROVIDED that the registering officer may entertain any such
application for registration after expiry of the period fixed in this
behalf if the registering officer is satisfied that the applicant was
prevented by sufficient cause from making the application in time.
(2) If the application for registration is complete in all respects
the registering officer shall register the establishment and issue to
the principal employer of the establishment a certificate of
registration containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
8. Revocation of registration in certain cases
If the registering officer is satisfied either on a reference made to
him in this behalf or otherwise that the registration of any
establishment has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of
any material fact or that for any other reason the registration has
become useless or effective and therefore require to be revoked the
registering officer may after giving an opportunity to the principal
employer of the establishment to be heard and with the previous
approval of the appropriate government revoke the registration.
9. Effect of non-registration
No principal employer of an establishment to which this Act applies
shall -
(a) in the case of an establishment required to be registered under
section 7 but which has not been registered within the time fixed for
the purpose under that section;
(b) in the case of an establishment the registration in respect of
which has been revoked under section 8 employ contract labour in the
establishment after the expiry of the period referred to in clause (a)
or after the revocation of registration referred to in clause (b) as
the case may be.
10. Prohibition of employment of contract labour
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act the appropriate
government may after consultation with the Central Board or as the
case may be a State Board prohibit by notification in the Official
Gazette employment of contract labour in any process operation or
other work in any establishment.
(2) Before issuing any notification under sub-section (1) in relation
to an establishment the appropriate government shall have regard to
the conditions of work and benefits provided for the contract labour
in that establishment and other relevant factors such as -
(a) whether the process operation or other work is incidental to or
necessary for the industry trade business manufacture or occupation
that is carried on in the establishment;
(b) whether it is of perennial nature that it is to say it is of
sufficient duration having regard the nature of industry trade
business manufacture or occupation carried on in that establishment;
(c) whether it is done ordinarily through regular workmen in that
establishment or an establishment similar thereto;
(d) whether it is sufficient to employ considerable number of
whole-time workmen.
Explanation: If a question arises whether any process or operation or
other work is of perennial nature the decision of the appropriate
government thereon shall be final.
LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS
11. Appointment of licensing officers
The appropriate government may by an order notified in the Official
Gazette -
(a) appoint such person being Gazetted Officers of government as it
thinks fit to be licensing officers for the purposes of this chapter;
and
(b) define the limits within which a licensing officer shall exercise
the powers conferred on licensing officers by or under this Act.
12. Licensing of contractors
(1) With effect from such date as the appropriate government may by
notification in the Official Gazette appoint no contractor to whom
this Act applies shall undertake or execute any work through contract
labour except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that
behalf by the licensing officer.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act a licence under sub-section
(1) may contain such conditions including in particular conditions as
to hours of work fixation of wages and other essential amenities in
respect of contract labour as the appropriate government may deem fit
to impose in accordance with the rules if any made under section 35
and shall be issued on payment of such fees and on the deposit of such
sum if any as security for the due performance of the conditions as
may be prescribed.
13. Grant of licences
(1) Every application for the grant of licence under sub-section (1)
of section 12 shall be made in the prescribed form and shall contain
the particulars regarding the location of the establishment the nature
of process operation or work for which contract labour is to employed
and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) The licensing officer may make such investigation in respect of
the application received under sub-section (1) and in making any such
investigation the licensing officer shall follow such procedure as may
be prescribed.
(3) A licence granted under this chapter shall be valid for the period
specified therein and may be renewed from time to time for such period
and on payment of such fees and on such conditions as may be
prescribed.
14. Revocation suspension and amendment of licences
(1) If the licensing officer is satisfied either on a reference made
to him in this behalf or otherwise that -
(a) a licence granted under section 12 has been obtained by
misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact or
(b) the holder of a licence has without reasonable cause failed to
comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been
granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the
rules made thereunder then without prejudice to any other penalty to
which the holder of the licence may be liable under this Act the
licensing officer may after giving the holder of the licence an
opportunity of showing cause revoke or suspend the licence or forfeit
the sum if any or any portion thereof deposited as security for the
due performance of the conditions subject to which the licence has
been granted.
(2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf the licensing
officer may vary or amend a licence granted under section 12.
15. Appeal
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order made under section 7 section 8
section 12 or section 14 may within thirty days from the date on which
the order is communicated to him prefer an appeal to an appellate
officer who shall be a person nominated in this behalf by the
appropriate government:
Provided that the appellate officer may entertain the appeal after the
expiry of the said period of thirty days if he is satisfied that the
appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in
time.
(2) On receipt of an appeal under sub-section (1) the appellate
officer shall after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard
dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible.
WELFARE AND HEALTH OF CONTRACT LABOUR
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16. Canteens
(1) The appropriate government may make rules requiring that in every
establishment -
(a) to which this Act applies
(b) wherein work requiring employment of contract labour is likely to
continue for such period as may be prescribed and
(c) wherein contract labour numbering one hundred or more is
ordinarily employed by a contractor one or more canteens shall be
provided and maintained by the contractor for the use of such contract
labour.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such
rules may provide for -
(a) the date by which the canteens shall be provided;
(b) the number of canteens that shall be provided and the standards in
respect of construction accommodation furniture and other equipment of
the canteens; and
(c) the foodstuffs which may be served therein and the charges which
may be made therefor.
17. Rest-rooms
(1) In every place wherein contract labour is required to half at
night in connection with the work of an establishment -
(a) to which this Act applies and
(b) in which work requiring employment of contract labour is likely to
continue for such period as may be prescribed there shall be provided
and maintained by the contractor for the use of the contract labour
such number of rest-rooms or such other suitable alternative
accommodation with such time as may be prescribed.
(2) The rest-rooms or the alternative accommodation to be provided
under sub-section (1) shall be sufficiently lighted and ventilated and
shall be maintained in clean and comfortable condition.
18. Other facilities
It shall be the duty of every contractor employing contract labour in
connection with the work of an establishment to which this Act applies
to provide and maintain -
(a) a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking-water for the contract
labour at convenient places;
(b) a sufficient number of latrines and urinals of the prescribed
types so situated as to be convenient and accessible to the contract
labour in the establishment; and
(c) washing facilities.
19. First-aid facilities
There shall be provided and maintained by the contractor so as to be
readily accessible during all working hours a first-aid box equipped
with the prescribed contents at every place where contract labour is
employed by him.
20. Liability of principal employer in certain cases
(1) If any amenity required to be provided under section 16 section 17
section 18 or section 19 for the benefit of the contract labour
employed in an establishment is not provided by the contractor within
the time prescribed therefor such amenity shall be provided by the
principal employer within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) All expenses incurred by the principal employer in providing the
amenity may be recovered by the principal employer from the contractor
either by deduction from any amount payable to the contractor under
any contract or as a debt payable by the contractor.
21. Responsibility for payment of wages
(1) A contractor shall be responsible for payment of wages to each
worker employed by him as contract labour and such wages shall be paid
before the expiry of such period as may be prescribed.
(2) Every principal employer shall nominate a representative duly
authorised by him to be present at the time of disbursement of wages
by the contractor and it shall be the duty of such representative to
certify the amounts paid as wages in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) It shall be the duty of the contractor or ensure the disbursement
of wages in the presence of the authorised representative of the
principal employer.
(4) In case the contractor fails to make payment of wages within the
prescribed period or makes short payment then the principal employer
shall be liable to make payment of wages in full or the unpaid balance
due as the case may be to the contract labour employed by the
contractor and recover the amount so paid from the contractor either
by deduction from any amount payable to the contractor under any
contract or as a debt payable by the contractor.
VI. PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
22. Obstructions
(1) Whoever obstructs an inspector in the discharge of his duties
under this Act or refuses or wilfully neglects to afford the inspector
any reasonable facility for making any inspection examination inquiry
or investigation authorised by or under this Act in relation to an
establishment to which or a contractor to whom this Act applies shall
be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three
months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with
both.
(2) Whoever wilfully refuses to produce on the demand of an inspector
any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or
prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason
to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or
being examined by an inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under
this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to three months or with a fine which may extend to fine hundred
rupees or with both.
23. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of contract
labour
Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rules made
thereunder prohibiting restricting or regulating the employment of
contract labour or contravenes any condition of a licence granted
under this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one
thousand rupees or with both and in the case of a continuing
contravention with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred
rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after
conviction for the first such contravention.
24. Other offences
If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any
rules made thereunder for which no other penalty is elsewhere provided
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees
or with both.
25. Offences by companies
(1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company
the company as well as every person in charge of and responsible to
the company for the conduct of its business at the time of commission
of the offence shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall
be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any
such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was
committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence
to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where an
offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is
proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or
connivance of or that the commission of the offence is attributable to
an neglect on the part of any director manager managing agent or any
other officer of the company such director manager managing agent or
such other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence
and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation: For the purpose of this section -
(a) "Company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other
association of individuals; and
(b) "Director" in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.
26. Cognizance of offences
No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on
a complaint made by or with the previous sanction in writing of the
inspector and no court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or
a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under
this Act.
27. Limitation of prosecutions
No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act
unless the complaint thereof is made within three months from the date
on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge
of an inspector:
Provided that where the offence consists of disobeying an written
order made by an inspector complaint thereof may be made within six
months of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been
committed.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
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28. Inspecting staff
(1) The appropriate government may by notification in the Official
Gazette appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be inspectors for the
purposes of this Act and define the local limits within which they
shall exercise their powers under this Act.
(2) Subject to any rules made in this behalf an inspector may within
the local limits for which he is appointed -
(a) enter at all reasonable hours with such assistance (if any) being
persons in the service of the government or any local or other public
authority as he thinks fit any premises or place where contract labour
is employed for the purpose of examining any register or record or
notice required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act or rules
made thereunder and require the production thereof for inspection;
(b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and
who he has reasonable cause to believe is a workman employed therein;
(c) require any person giving out work and any workman to give any
information which is in his power to give with respect to the names
and addresses of the person to for and from whom the work is given out
or received and with respect to the payments to be made for the work;
(d) seize or take copies of such register record of wages or notices
or portions thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an
offence under this Act which he has reason to believe has been
committed by the principal employer or contractor; and
(e) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.
(3) Any information required to produce any document or thing or to
give any information required by an inspector under sub-section (2)
shall be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of
section 175 and section 176 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 (45 of
1860).
(4) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 (5 of 1898)
shall so far as may be apply to any search or seizure under
sub-section (2) as they apply to any search or seizure made under the
authority of a warrant issued under section 98 of the said Code.
29. Registers and other records to be maintained
(1) Every principal employer and every contractor shall maintain such
register and records giving such particulars of contract labour
employed the nature of work performed by the contract labour the rate
of wages paid to the contract labour and such other particulars in
such form as may be prescribed.
(2) Every principal employer and every contractor shall keep exhibited
in such manner as may be prescribed within the premises of the
establishment where the contract labour is employed notices in the
prescribed form containing particulars about the hours of work nature
of duty and such other information as may be prescribed.
30. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding
anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the
terms of any agreement or contract or service or in any standing
orders applicable to the establishment whether made before or after
the commencement of the Act:
Provided that where under any such agreement contract of service or
standing orders the contract labour employed in the establishment are
entitled to benefits in respect of any matter which are more
favourable to them than those to which they would be entitled under
this Act the contract labour shall continue to be entitled to the more
favourable benefits in respect of that matter notwithstanding that
they received benefits in respect of other matters under this Act.
(2) Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as precluding any
such contract labour from entering into an agreement with the
principal employer or the contractor as the case may be for granting
them rights or privileges in respect of any matter which are more
favourable to them than those to which they would be entitled under
this Act.
31. Power to exempt in special cases
The appropriate government may in the case of an emergency direct by
notification in the Official Gazette that subject to such conditions
and restrictions if any and for such period or periods as may be
specified in the notification all or any of the provisions of this Act
or the rules made thereunder shall not apply to any establishment or
class of establishments or any class of contractors.
32. Protection of action taken under this Act
(1) No suit prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against
any registration offices licensing officer or any other government
servant or against any member of the Central Board or the State Board
as the case may be for anything which is in good faith done or
intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any rule or order made
thereunder.
(2) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the government
for any damage caused or likely to be caused by anything which is in
good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any
rule or order made thereunder.
33. Power to give directions
The Central Government may give directions to the Government of any
State as to the carrying into execution in the State of the provisions
contained in this Act.
34. Power to remove difficulties
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the
this Act the Central Government may by order published in the Official
Gazette make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing
the difficulty.
35. Power to make rules
(1) The appropriate government may subject to the condition of
previous publication make rules for carrying out the purposes of this
Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following
matters namely -
(a) the number of persons to be appointed members representing various
interest on the Central Board and the State Board the term of their
office and other conditions of service the procedure to be followed in
the discharge of their functions and the manner of filling vacancies;
(b) the times and places of the meetings of any committee constituted
under that Act the procedure to be followed at such meeting including
the quorum necessary for the transaction of business and the fees and
allowances that may be paid to the members of a committee;
(c) the manner in which establishments may be registered under section
7 the levy of a fee therefor and the form of certificate of
registration;
(d) the form of application of the grant or renewal of a licence under
section 13 and the particulars it may contains;
(e) the manner in which a investigation is to be made in respect of an
application for the grant of a licence and the matters to be taken
into account in granting or refusing a licence;
(f) the form of a licence which may be granted or renewed under
section 12 and the conditions subject to which the licence may be
granted or renewed the fees to be levied for the grant or renewal of a
licence and the deposit of any such as security for the performance of
such conditions :
(g) the circumstances under which licences may be varied or amended
under section 14;
(h) the form and manner in which appeals may be filed under section 15
and the procedure to be followed by appellate officers in disposing of
the appeals;
(i) the time within which facilities required by this Act to be
provided and maintained may be so provided by the contractor and in
case of default on the part of the contractor by the principal
employer;
(j) the number and types of canteens rest-rooms latrines and urinals
that should be provided and maintained;
(k) the type of equipment that should be provided in the first-aid
boxes;
(l) the period within which wages payable to contract labour should be
paid by the contractor under sub-section (1) of section 21;
(m) the form of registers and records to be maintained by principal
employers and contractors;
(n) the submission of returns forms in which and the authorities to
which such returns may be submitted;
(o) the collection of any information or statistics in relation to
contract labour; and
(p) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed under this
Act.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be
laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of
Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions
and it before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the
session immediately following both Houses agree in making any
modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not
be made the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified
form or be of no effect as the case may be; so however that any such
modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity
of anything previously done under that rule.